Switzerland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Switzerland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
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Medals Rank: 33	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 2	Total 4
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Switzerland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Silver 1.2 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Cycling 2.4 Modern Pentathlon 2.5 Swimming

[edit] Medals

[edit] Silver

• Otto Hofer, Daniel Ramseier, Samuel Schatzmann, and Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
• Ueli Bodenmann and Beat Schwerzmann — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

[edit] Bronze

• Werner Günthör — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
• Christine Stückelberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In Switzerland's fourth appearance in Olympic archery, two women competed.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Vreny Burger — Preliminary Round (→ 39th place)
• Nadia Gautschi — Preliminary Round (→ 45th place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Shot Put

• Werner Günthör

• Qualifying Heat – 20.70m
• Final – 21.99m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Rudolf Steiner

• Qualification — 76.02m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Beat Gähwiler — 8114 points (→ 12th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.18s
2. Long Jump — 7.34m
3. Shot Put — 14.48m
4. High Jump — 1.94m
5. 400 metres — 49.02s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.11s
7. Discus Throw — 42.46m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 65.84m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:16.74s

• Christian Gugler — 7502 points (→ 22nd place)

1. 100 metres — 11.49s
2. Long Jump — 7.02m
3. Shot Put — 13.80m
4. High Jump — 2.03m
5. 400 metres — 50.60s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.22s
7. Discus Throw — 39.08m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 60.92m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.93s

• Severin Moser — 7502 points (→ 27th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.10s
2. Long Jump — 6.98m
3. Shot Put — 12.69m
4. High Jump — 1.85m
5. 400 metres — 48.63s
6. 110m Hurdles — 15.13s
7. Discus Throw — 38.04m
8. Pole Vault — 4.70m
9. Javelin Throw — 49.52m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:21.90s

Women's Marathon

• Genoveva Eichenmann

• Final — 2"44.37 (→ 47th place)

• Rosmarie Müller

• Fnal — 2"47.31 (→ 48th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Denise Thiémard

• Qualification – 61.74m
• Final – 58.54m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Corinne Schneider

• Final Result — 6157 points (→ 13th place)

[edit] Cycling

Women's Individual Road Race

• Edith Schönenberger — 2:00:52 (→ 18th place)
• Barbara Ganz — 2:00:52 (→ 40th place)
• Brigitte Gyr — 2:00:52 (→ 41st place)

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Peter Steinmann — 5181pts (→ 9th place)
• Andy Jung — 4951pts (→ 26th place)
• Peter Burger — 4731pts (→ 43rd place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Steinmann, Jung, and Burger — 14863pts (→ 7th place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Dano Halsall
  1. Heat – 22.61
  2. Final – 22.83 (→ 4th place)

• Stéfan Voléry
  1. Heat – 23.04
  2. Final – 22.84 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Stéfan Voléry
  1. Heat – 50.96
  2. B-Final – 50.74 (→ 11th place)

• Dano Halsall
  1. Heat – 51.21 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Alberto Bottini
  1. Heat – 1:51.45 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Stéfan Voléry
  1. Heat – 1:52.94 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Alberto Bottini
  1. Heat – 3:57.92 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland
  1. Heat – 58.17 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Patrick Ferland
  1. Heat – 2:07.77 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Pierre-Yves Eberle
  1. Heat – 1:04.53 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

• Etienne Dagon
  1. Heat – 1:04.71 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Etienne Dagon
  1. Heat – 2:18.68
  2. B-Final – 2:18.17 (→ 13th place)

• Pierre-Yves Eberle
  1. Heat – 2:20.65 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Théophile David
  1. Heat – 56.77 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Théophile David
  1. Heat – 2:05.58 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Patrick Ferland, Etienne Dagon, Dano Halsall, and Stéfan Voléry
  1. Heat – 3:48.09 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Marie-Therese Armentero
  1. Heat – 26.32
  2. B-Final – 26.34 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Marie-Therese Armentero
  1. Heat – 57.35 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling
  1. Heat – 1:05.07 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Eva Gysling
  1. Heat – 2:24.61 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Patricia Brülhart
  1. Heat – 1:15.00 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Patricia Brülhart
  1. Heat – 2:42.82 (→ did not advance, 36th place)

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